thanks for the prompt replies. Any recommendation for IPMI cards and KVM over IP switches that work well with openbsd?
Tony On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Nick Holland <n...@holland-consulting.net>wrote: > On 05/13/2013 03:24 PM, Tony Berth wrote: > >> Dear Group, >> >> I would like to know what kind of environment you use for remote >> management >> of one or more openbsd servers. Which KVM over IP solution would you >> recomend. >> > > Oh, I remember those. > > Last IP KVM switch I used worked BETTER for OpenBSD than it did for > Windows... Seriously. Windows desktop was a garbled mess, looked like a > badly tuned TV set (for those that remember when you could and needed to > tune TVs), but running OpenBSD with X, it "Just Worked". Go figure. > Getting the client software to run was another matter all together, as I > recall, it was a horribly Windows/IE dependent. > > Really, though. If it's in a data center, usually I just use the remote > access controller on most servers these days or a serial console. > > Just remember... if you got a big *** lock on the data center door (you > should), make sure your remote console (however you do it) is comparably > secure. Putting your remote access on the same network as all your users > is similar to removing the locks on the data center door. Not changing the > default RAC password and/or IDs is like putting a "Welcome" mat under the > (unlocked) door of the data center. > > And ask yourself...why do you run OpenBSD? Maybe because of the security. > What OS do you think is at the base of your IP KVM? Probably not OpenBSD. > Strength of a chain is the weakest link and all that -- if someone can > knock over your KVM, they own your box. Don't compromise your machine with > a bad remote console. > > Nick.
